Lophothamnion hirtum (Hooker f. & Harvey) Womersley 1998
Publication Details
Lophothamnion hirtum (Hooker f. & Harvey) Womersley 1998: 297, 299, 300, figs 140, 141C
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1998). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIC. Ceramiales - Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. pp. [1]-535, 235 figs, 4 col. figs in 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Request PDFPublication date: "Published 24 December 1998"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lophothamnion is Lophothamnion comatum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleonosporium hirtum (Hooker f. & Harvey) Laing.
Source of Synonymy
Laing, R.M. (1905). On the New Zealand species of Ceramiaceae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 37: 384-408, 8 pls.
Basionym
Callithamnion hirtum Hooker f. & Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Auckland Is; (Womersley 1998: 299) Holotype: Herb. Hooker, BM; (Womersley 1998: 299)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hairy.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 July 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
